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Now It Comes Out The Republicans gave the Watson organization a vote of confidence in Ihe primary because they felt that the orderly process of law, directed al- - entirely by Republican officials, was effecting the clean-up as a matter of simple routine. This reflected credit upon the State. A striking instance of it was the defeat of Judge Dearth, at Muncie, who went down by a 3-to-l vote on evidence supplied in his impeachment trial a year ago. Stark’s nomination in Marion County over Coffin’s choice is a fair expression of what Repub- , licans will do when they have a chance at the polls to defend the action of the State’s courts and prosecutors in their efforts to clean up political corruption. This vote of confidence imposes upon the Watson organization an inescapable mission.—From the Indianapolis News of Thursday. At last Senator Watson, thanks to the champion of his brave fights, is disclosed as he actually is. He is the reformer who has cleaned up In‘diana. He is the magnificent crusader who has told the people all about the A’ice of Stephensonism and has them to follow him into paths of righteousness. It is all so new and startling and wonderful to find that very many people were mistaken about the Senator. There had been those who were so misled as to believe that Watson had fought very often on the other side. They must have misinterpreted his acts. Certainly that secret conference in South Bend which Watson held with Stephenson just before the appointment of a Federal judge must have been for the purpose of pleading with the arrant dragon to forsake his sins. But people, who do not understand the crusading character of Watson, were fooled into believing that Steve had dictated the appointment. Steve thought so. He sent his man Gentry in an automobile to tell the man that it had been fixed. But look at the evidence which the News, which should know his soul, presents to at last let the people of Indiana into a groat secret. There is the defeat of Judge Dearth at Muncie. Senator \Y alson did it* avers the News. True, The Times thought it had something to do with the matter when in the last Legislature it presented evidence on which Dearth was cited for impeachment by the House of Representatives by a vote of 93 to 1. But The Times may haWe been mistaken. Perhaps Watson was the one who protested against the arrogant and illegal suppression of the press. His may have been the voice that was raised in protest, but the people of Indiana did not hear. Just how Watson nominated Stark should be explained. If all the statements of his managers were to be believed, they were working with George Coffin, who certainly gave his loyalty to Watson in the primary. It has been Watson who has been directing the orderly processes of law for a clean-up, we are at last informed. That may have referred to the forged affidavit which was presented to a Federal grand jury by which an attempt was made to indict Thomas Adams* who certainly has no desire to take from Watson any of his laurels for fighting corruption, and Boyd Gurley, editor of ■The Times. By very definite statements the Senator paid the expenses of the man who is now under indictment for one phase of that conspiracy. That much the Senator is known to have done in the way of a “clean-up.” But the people should rejoice. Watson has sailed under false colors too long. Reformer Jim. China and War Outlawry There was nothing at all surprising about the unanimous backing the British House of Lords voted the Kellogg plan to outlaw war. The only astonishing thing about London’s attitude in the matter is why the Baldwin government does not literally jump at the chance to sign on the dotted line. Just as at Washington in 1922, when he scrapped a lot of fine battleships and the other nations present scrapped comparatively nothing, under the proposed Kellogg treaty we would scrap our two major policies —the Monrce doctrine and the open dor—whereas it is difficult l see where any of the other powers would scrap anything of benefit to us. Take what is now happening in China, for example. Under the Kellogg scheme to outlaw war, Japan might swallow not only the province of Shantung and Manchuria, but all North China in the bargain, and we would be pledged in advance to do nothing beyond offering a paper or verbal protest. Which, under the circumstances, would be worth exactly nothing. Europe and Japan long have envisaged the par'ition of China. Under the Kellogg treaty they could proceed with it, knowing when they started that the United States, the one great power which has consistently opposed partition, had its hands tied and could do nothing. The open door in China safely could be banged shut in our faces. Similarly, any of the twenty republics of Latin America could be reconquered and reannexed by the great powers of Europe—or by Japan—and we would be equally helpless. The Monroe doctrine no longer would mean anything. True, as Secretary Kellogg now says, parties to the treaty still would be free to fight in self-defense. And, he explains, each nation would be sole judge of when a war in self-defense became necessary. We might decide, therefore, that the violation of the Monroe doctrffie or the open door constituted

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a national menace and so begin a war of self-defense, but in what way would that differ from the present system—or the past i Did not Germany and Austria plead self-defense in 1914 just as loudly as did England and France ? We are living in a practical world and it will take a practical plan to make it behave. Outlawing war will do little good if a strong and selfish nation knows in advance that nothing will happen to it if it goes to war to get what it wants. The most important part of crime outlawry is a bang-up enforcement branch to make law-breaking unprofitable. Until the world hits upon some such practical scheme as that, China will be safer even with things as they are, and the little Latin-American republics will be safer than they would be under the Kellogg plan as it stands.' Up to the H. of R. Decision on the Boulder Dam project no.; rests with the House of Representatives, where it belongs, rather than with the small and autocratic rules committee. It is well for representative government that the verdict is to be rendered by all the Representatives instead of a few. But it is yet to be determined whom the Representatives represent. Some of them will speak for the power industry. This great organization in recent years has been molding the minds of school children to its point of view. Congressmen are adults and presumably less easy to mold. But the attempt is being made, nevertheless. There has come to be just one great issue in the Muscle Shoals and Boulder Dam fights. This is the effort of the power interests to prevent the Federal Government from transacting its business. The Government has an investment at Muscle Shoals from which it can derive great profit by further development. It isfaced with the necessity of controlling Colorado River floods, either at a dead loss or by means of a self-supporting project. Neither development will interfere with legitimate business. Both bills should be passed. Another Mine Injunction Judge C. S. Turnbaugh has issued an injunction at Cambridge, Ohio, which, dispatches indicate, is a plain denial of the right of citizens peaceably to assemble, as guaranteed by the Constitution. Any gathering of miners in a public place, according to the injunction, will not be regarded as peaceable by the court. There has been trouble at the mines of the Morris Coal Company. A demonstration by union sympathizers at a mine Thursday night resulted in the arres tof sixteen men, who were held to the grand jury on a charge of rioting. Also, union miners are said to have congregated along a road traversed by nonunion workers, and the injunction is believed to be aimed partly at this. The arrest of the sixteen men seems to have been perfectly regular. If they disturbed the peace, the law against this was invoked, and they were arrested and taken before a magistrate. A grand jury will hear the charges against them, and if they are indicted they will have tne right to a trial by jury. It is quite another matter to deny citizens the right of assembly, and pre-judge them from the bench by saying that whatever their purpose, it will not be regarded as peaceable. There is no warrant for such procedure in law, equity or common justice. If Hoover and Smith are nominated the drys won't have much chance, with a flood candidate opposed to a wet, “Bathing alone does not make good health,” says Dr. Bundesen, Chicago’s former health commissioner. Well, Chicago has gone pretty far.

.David Dietz on Science Adventure Is Still Alive No. 53

THE NAVIGATOR’S task would be difficult enough if the compass needle merely varied its exact direction from one place to another. It does this, of course, because the north magnetic pole does not coincide with the North Pole, but is 1,000 miles from it. But in addition the needle swings from side to side during the course of a day. This is known as the

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example, the amount which the needle points away from the true north is slowly getting greater from year to year. For these reasons, an intensive study of the earth’s magnetic field was undertaken by the department of terrestial magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, This led to the building in 1909 of a non-magnetic ship, the Carnegie, for charting variations of the compass. This ship has made six long cruises of the oceans of the world. The seventh began May 1. Daring one cruise the Carnegie made a complete tour of the antarctic ice fields. That cruise was extremely hazardous, but no more so than many of the hazards which the Carnegie has successfully met. The department of terrestial magnetism has also sent out many land expeditions to make accurate studies of the earth’s magnetic field. This has been done in order that world-wide charts could be prepared. These expeditions have visited every corner of the world. Among the more notable ones was a complete crossing of the Sahara from Algeria to Nigeria; a caravan trip from Pekin to Turkkestan and across the Himalayas to India; the crossing of Central Australia; the crossing of equatorial Africa; and expeditions to Central and South America and to Asia Minor and Persia. Adventure is still alive! These expeditions have proved it. The old explorers who sought mythical kingdoms, gold mines and fountains of youth are gone. But these modern knights of science farry on in their place to the benefit of the whole wof PS

KEEPING UP With THE NEWS

BY LUDWELL DENNY /CONGRESS will ignore the Constitution, which provides, through the decade system, for reapportionment on the basis of the 1920 census of representation in the House. The House today will vote on the Fenn bill for reapportionment on the basis of the 1930 census, effective in 1933. Many reservations encumber the measure. Under the bill the Secretary of Commerce in 1931 would reallocate the present 435 seats to accord with the new census, provided there is no prior action by Congress. The bill would permit Congress to chaneg its mind later and make the 1931 reapportionment by increasing the membership of the House to, say, 535. The mildness of the bill does not prevent last-ditch opposition by most representatives from States which would lose through its provisions. Support comes from States which would gain in seats, and also from a group, including the administration, which is uneasy over further ignoring of the Constitution. The issue turns on whether the present total number of seats shall be retained, or whether there shall be a net increase in the number of representatives to save any State from a reduction. On the basis of the 1910 census of the national population of 91.641.179, the last allocation was made in 1911, in which 435 seats were distributed among the forty-eight States. By 1920 the population had grown, exclusive of the disfranchised District of Columbia, to 105,271.200. In the last eight years several States have had more representation relatively than allowed by the Constitution. while others have been denied their just apportionment. All legislation within this period has thus been determined by a "non-representative house,” it is argued. Estimates place the 1923 population at 123,000,000 Most students of government agree with the Administration that the House already is so large as to be unwieldy and ineffeient. Hence the argument that the number of seats should not be increased to keep pace with the rising population figures, as desired by the States which would lose under the proposed bill. Assuming that the 1930 population estimates are correct, about twenty-three seats would be changed. Seventeen States would lose one or more representatives, and eleven States would gain, as follows: Losses: One scat each for Alabama, Kansas. Louisiana. Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Vermont and Virginia: two each for Indiana, lowa, Kentucky and Mississippi, and three for Missouri. Gaifis: One each for Arizona, Connecticut, Florida. North Carolina, Oklahoma and Washington; two each for New Jersey and Texas three for Ohio, four for Michigan and six for California. I ana APPARENTLY unconvinced by testimony of managers of Governor A1 Smith of New York, leading Democratic presidential candidate, the Senate campaign investigating committee has decided to go to Raliegh, N. C., next week to probe primary records. Chairman Steiwer, a Republican, says pro-Smith and anti-Smith factions will be given a hearing. Sedgwick Kistler, candidate for Democratic committeeman from Pennsylvania, was on the stand yesterday when the Senate committee received the following telegram from Lewis C. Cassidey, a Pennsylvania delegate to the Democratic convention: “Alliance between Democrats and Vare in Philadelphia national scandal.” Senator-Elect Vare, whose election was contested, is the Republican boss in that citly. Kistler denied all knowledge of the charge. tt tt tt Nicaraguan reports of a third rebel raid on the Americanowned La Luz mine, and of one American Marine killed and two wounded in a battle near Pena Blaca, are expected by the Washington Administration to solidify American public opinion in support of its interventionist policy.

daily variation. f In addition there is a seasonal variation, the needle fluctuating with the time of year. And on top of that, there is a slow change taking place in the .condition of the earth’s magnetic field, so that a steady change in the behavior of the compass needle fs slowly taking place everywhere. In the United States, for

Mr. Fixit Arranges Beautification of Park.

Let Mr. Fixit. The Times' representative at city hall, present your troubles to city officials. Write Mr. Fixit at The Times. Names and addresses which must be given will not be published. Beautification of a tract of par., land on St. Paul St., north of English avenue, was promised Mr. Fixit today by Chief Park Board Clerk Charles Meyers. Dear Mr. Fixit: The park board has a plot of ground on St. Paul street north of English avenue, donated to the park board for a park. The street cleaning department is using it for a dumping ground. Will be obliged if you can stop it and have it cleaned up. CLEAN CITY. Chief Clerk Meyers said an effort would be made to clean up the tract and prevent dumping in the future. Dear Mr. Fixit: The upper end of Nordyke avenue was graded from Bridge street to York street but they never graded the lower end from York street to Stock street and it is in bad condition. What can you do about it? TAXPAYER. Street Commissioner Charles A. Grossart reports the work completed.

Daily Thought

All flesh is grass.—lsaiah 60:6. * * * NO one should be called happy before his funeral.—Ovid.

TOE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

THERE is a God; the world is no more without life, spirit, soul, than man is; but how naive and conceited it is to think that God is like a man, with head, and arms, and legs, and navel, and beard! God is not a person in the human sense, a character composed of heredity and experience written upon a nervous system and a brain; he is the life and mind of the world, the law of evolving purpose in which the infinite worlds find that unity which is the philosopher’s goal. The Cosmos is like a work of art —variety in unity, the many in one, a multitude of parts woven into a whole. All movement, process, history, is a succession and merger of opposites: heat and cold, pleasure and pain, love and hate, birth .and death; and the meaning of reality, or of life, or of virtue, lies not in one of these, but in their unipn; without unity of opposites there is no birth, no life, no truth, no beauty, no goodness, and no universe. Life and the world are a struggle, a complex of warring elements; and the wise man will see the necessity of the struggle for development, he will see the necessity of death for life, of discord for harmony, perhaps even evil for good. tt tt tt EVERY particle of the universe emulates the complexity of the whole; in every smallest fragment, or monad, there is matter and there is life; body and mind are in everything; in every substance there is an inward urge, or form in the Aristotlelian sense, which ultimately shapes the thing in the image of its inherent effort and purpose, giving it form in the modern sense. All things strive to reach a higher stage of development; even the “inorganic” is organic with life and will, struggling and rising. In man this power of growth is called the soul; but everything, in different degrees, has soul in it, as deathless as in ourselves; only outward form decays; and the inner impetus and uplifting passion find another vehicle when one breaks down, and life, in the midst of death, leaps over every defeat, and passes upward and on. The best life is that which most reflects the law and the unity and growth of the world; morality has its Bible not in a book but In the flowers and the stars. The harmony of the spheres becomes social law that binds citizens into order and peace, and the unity of character in which conflicting purposes fall into order and unity.v tt tt tt THE light of the heavens becomes science among/’ men, and intelligence and wisdom in the soul; these are more important than the old virtues of obedience, chastity, humility and devotion; growth lies for us in the highest development of the highest faculties of man; it is not grace that illumines and guides us to wisdom, it is knowledge sought and gathered through many years. Only through that knowledge can we achieve immortality, which is not of time, but of understanding. The intellectual power is never content nor satisfied with comprehended truth, but ever proceeds onward to truths incomprehensible. . . Our cognition will never be perfect in so far as understanding the highest object is concerned, but only so far as our intellect can understand it. Let suffice that in this .and >in other states there be present to Him the divine beauty so far as the horizon of His vision extends. To see Divinity is to be seen by it. . . . to be heard by Divinity is just to listen to it. . . , Such is the virtue of contemplation that sometimes it happens that the soul not only abstains from inferior acts, but leaves the body completely. Man may be present in the body in such a way that the better part of him will be absent, and he will by an indissoluble bond unite himself to divine things, considering himself to be too great to be the servant of his body, which he ought not otherwise regard than

He ’s a Devil in His Own Home Town ' ' , Cl Z^Yy , —Courtesy New York World.

THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION Bruno Gives Philosophy to World Written for The Times by Will Durant

as a prison that restricts his liberty, a viscious substance that clogs his wings, a chain that fetters his hands, 9 log that holds fast his feet or a veil that clouds his sight. Wherefore if we shall follow the true morality and the right path, we shall be magnanimous dispisers of those thi which childish thinkers esteem, and shall become trully greater than the gods which the blind crowd adores, because we shall become true contemplators of history, which is written

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You can Bet an answer to any answerable question of fact or Information by writing to Frederick M. Kerby. Question Editor, The Indianapolis Times. Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave., Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents In stamps for reply. Medical and legal advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be made. All other ouestlons will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All leters are confidential. You are cordially Invited to make use of this free service as often as you please. EDITOR. Who was St. Valentine and why do we celebrate his day? Valentine was the name of several saints and martyrs. According to the Acta Sanctorum, Feb. 14 is observed as the day of seven of them and the veneration of the head of the eighth These martyrs had lived in various parts of the world—France. Belgium, Spain, Africa—but the two greatest were a priest at Rome and a bishop in Umbria, both of whom lived in the third century. The legends which have been preserved in regard to them have little historical value. St. Valentine’s day is more famous, however, as a lover's festival; this has n6 connection with the saints, but is perhaps the survival of an old festival, of a similar nature, in the Roman Lupercalia. It was observed particularly in England, but to a certain extent upon the continent, too; mention of it is found as early as Chaucer. The custom was to place the names of young men and women in a box, and draw them out in pairs on St. Valentine's eve. Those whose names were drawn together had to exchange presents and be \each other’s valentine throughout the ensuing year. Later only the men made presents. Whyis it colder at the South pole than at the North Pole? Although very little data exists on actual temperatures in the north and south polar regions, it is known that the temperature at the South Pole in general is lower than that at the North Pole, because the South Pole consists of a high land mass, whereas the North Pole is at sea level. What are the chief experts and industries of the city of Riga, Latvia? The chief exports are flax, hemp, butter, eggs, timber, grain, hides, skins, oil cake and linseeed. Industries include machine works,

Amateur Photography Spring is here; summer is coming; and the amateur photographers are getting their kits ready for the pictures ahead. The Times Washington Bureau has just put into print one of its interesting bulletins covering elementary instructions in photography for beginners. It tells about types of cameras for various purposes, lenses, proper exposures, developing, printing, enlarging and mounting. If you have never done anything but take snapshots and carry the film to a photographer to be developed, this bulletin will tell you interesting things about how you may carry on all the processes of photography yourself. Fill out the coupon below and send for it. CLIP COUPON HERE L f v / AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR, Washington Bureau, Indianapolis Times. 1322 New York Avenue. Washington, D. C. I want a copy of the bulletin AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY and inclose herewith five cents in loose, uncanceled, United States postage stamps, or coin to cover postage and handling costs. NAME STREET AND NUMBER CITY STATE I am a reader of The Indianapolis Times.

in ourselves, and true executors of the divine laws, which are hidden in the center of our hearts. It is good philosophy, confused as if made in the chaos of travel, but containing many seeds that will sprout to fruition in Spinoza and Hegel. It bears the sign of its time upon it. and speaks perhaps too scornfully of the body whose growth and harmony and fulfillment are *the essence of man; it is a medieval vestige, and mirrors the struggle of Bruno to master the flesh. (To Be Continued)

breweries, distilleries, sawmills and oil mills. What is the depth of the Atlantic Ocean? The depth of the main body of the Atlantic Ocean varies bevween 10,000 and 18,000 feet; 13,000 may be considered the average depth. Who was the first American to i fight in the World War? t On the day that Great Britain declared war on Germany, G. S. Jarrett, later captain in the British army, sailed from New York. He enlisted and on Aug. 15, 1914, was actually in the trenches. He spent the four years of the war on the western- front. On what day of the week did June 6, 1912, fall? Thursday. To what organization or official should I go for information as to ihe reliability of a business concern? The Better Business Bureau of the city in which the concern is located will be able to help you in such matters. What is the difference between the meaning of “effect” and “affect?” “Effect” means accomplish. "Affect” means to influence. Who played the part of Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale in the picture “The Scarlet Letter?” Lars Hanson, a Swedish actor. What is “whey”? The thin sweet watery part of milk after separation from the curd. To whom is the phrase “Honesty is the best policy” attributed? Cervantes in “Don Quixote.” Should the bill and claws of a parrot be clipped? The bill and claws occasionally become too long, although they wiil not if conditions permit plenty of climbing and gnawing on wood. In case trimming becomes necessary a nail clipper may be used. W’hat was the first attempt of the Federal government to legislate in behalf of labor? The act of 1816 creating a commission on a standard work day for railroad employes. .

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. M. E. TRACY * SAYS: “Though Responsible for Science, the Human Mind Defies Science, and Though Able to Dcpie and Classify Other Things, It Still Is Unable to Define and Classify Itself

A LONDON professor claims to have trained a flea to answer questions by tapping on its head with its legs—one tap for “yes” and two taps for “no.” Such an achievement proves the professor’s ability rather than the flea’s. Georgia Strickland Gates, professor of psychology at Barnard College. after making a thorough study of cats, says they can learn, but cannot reason. Herr Samuel Kreiger, a genius from overseas, astonishes the mathematical high lights of Columbia University not only by multiplying and dividing stupendous sums, but by finding logs and antilogs in a matter of seconds. He says he does it by a formula which he has come here to sell for SI,OOO. His proposition would be more interesting from a commercial standpoint if another wizard had not invented a mechanical device which performs similar stunts. tt tt tt The Human Riddle The mind, whether animal or hman, is the hardest riddle yet tackled by man. Though responsible for science, it defies science, and though able to define and classify other things, it is still unable to define and classify itself. There is an obvious difference between instinct and reason, but where does one end and the other begin? In the same way there is an obvious difference between mechanical an imaginative processes, but who can say which is which? An adding machineis not a bookkeeper, though it can be made to compute a column of figures with equal accuracy; \ neither does a trained flea bear* much intellectual resemblance to the man who trained it, though it can jump farther in proportion to its size. Adding machines and trained fleas are wonderful only because they prove what men can do. and because they can be translated into money.

Andy Gump in Person Herr Kreiger wants a million dollars for his formula and David A. I Hoag of Canandaigua, N. Y., wants ' a similar Sum. because, as he al- | leges, 'he is the original “Andy Gump.” He had an operation on his jaw, he says, just before Sydney Smith I started the Andy Gump series in | The Chicago Tribune, and the facial | result gave the cartoonist his idea. He also says that “Uncle Bim” is a replica of a relative and that “Min” and “Chester” are taken from other members of the Hoag family. Even if all this is admitted, why I should Mr. Hoag want a million ! dollars? There are some folks who would give their shirts to be known as the original Andy Gump, and wlvwould consider it good advertising, if not a real tribute. tt tt $70,000 Friendship While all men want money, it is refreshing to learn that some £ffe willing to part with a good deal for no other reason than friendship's sake. William F. Kenny, who, according to George Van Namee. gave j 520,000 to the Smith campaign and | loaned the committee $50,000, says j there was no loan involved; that he | not only gave the entire $70,000, but stands ready to give to the limit of that there are no strings to it, and that Smith can have what he wants. William Todd, the shipbuilder; Herbert Lehman, capitalist, and James J. Riordan, president of the New York County Trust Company, expressed similar feelings with regard to what they have already contributed to the Smith campaign and what they would contribute if necessary. Such generostiy is delightful, but, like everything else, generosity can be carried too far. By itself, friendship, especially the kind that dates from childhood and lasts through thick and thin, is the mest beautiful relation in life, but it ceases to be by itself when mixed in politics or business. o tt a Exploiting the Public Though content with a flat earth, the people of Zion City do not want to be flat broke, and while Wilbur Glenn Votiva is touring the world to prove the former, they are asking the court to preserve them from the latter. According to their idea, it is just as bad to mix religion as friendship with business. They ticjlare that John Alexander Dowie, who founded their sect and city, intended that the church, and all its property should be used for religious purposes, but that Mr. Votiva, and his associates are taking the property and transferring it for personal gain. This is just another case of people allowing themselves to be led around by the nose in a moment of ardor only to find that they have been fooled and exploited. Zion City goes the way of Brook Farm, the Shakers, the House of David and all similar communities. Communism, or even near communism may sound well in theory, but no group of people has been able to practice it for more than four or five generations. The prophet and politician can afford to preach communism because the duties and privileges of leadership not only relieve them from the sacrifices it involves, but enable them to live on the fat of the land. Measured by human experience, communism is just another method of persuading a lot of foolish people to pool thiir property for the benefit of slicM artists. I •